Church Family
By Pastor Paula Burchill With the end of a great week at VBS and a family night coming up tomorrow out at Lutherhaven, I am finding myself thinking about what […]
Worship Attendance – What’s a Pastor to do? … by Pastor Bill
So when we push you to be in worship more often than you currently do, it is for no other reason than we want the best for you.
Are We There Yet? Be or Becoming?
Now I do what I do, not to become something, but because I am something.
Moms, Dads and Michael Bennett
By Pastor Paula Burchill The time between Mother’s and Father’s Days, I always think a lot about my parents and how grateful for them I am. This year I read […]
Open
By Pastor Paula Burchill More and more I find myself feeling open about faith. This feels like a contrast for me, because in my training to be a pastor, there […]
Experiences – What to Make of Them?
I’ve had some powerful faith experiences in my life. I remember a high school retreat in Prescott Arizona with youth from Lutheran churches all over Arizona. The experience was after […]
But They LOVE It!
By Pastor Paula Burchill I have mixed feelings about the argument I often use on behalf of my kids—but they love it! It seems like I most often use it […]
Grace
By Pastor Paula Burchill Someone recently described to me a person who is an amazing receiver. The woman has been going through an exceedingly difficult time and lots of people […]
Your Third
By Pastor Paula Burchill My in-laws go to a great ELCA church in the Phoenix area. There are a lot of gray hairs there. In fact, most everyone at the […]
Toilet Paper
By Pastor Paula Burchill When I hear that there is a death in a family, my first inclination is to bring over some toilet paper. I want to do this […]
